highest steals per game in nba history by a forward

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a forward, with 2.0 per game.

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highest steals per game with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history by a forward

	NAME	SPG	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Rick Barry R. Barry	2.0	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	1,104	269	574	1,464
2	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	2.0	1,178	34.9	16.1	6.4	5.2	0.8	6.3	13.3	47.3	0.8	2.5	32.6	2.7	3.8	70.4	53.6	1.8	4.6	2.8	41,069	18,940	7,494	6,135	2,307	947	3,257	3,329	+2022
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1.9	702	34.6	22.8	7.1	4.0	1.6	9.0	17.6	51.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	4.8	6.2	77.4	56.2	2.5	4.5	3.1	24,285	16,019	4,967	2,785	1,319	1,117	1,951	1,953
4	Paul George P. George	1.8	751	35.2	22.2	6.5	4.0	0.4	7.6	17.3	43.9	2.8	7.3	38.4	4.2	4.9	85.7	57.1	0.9	5.7	2.9	26,405	16,668	4,913	3,022	1,324	326	2,145	2,028	+2929
5	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1.7	528	30.7	17.2	9.8	3.8	0.4	6.4	14.3	44.8	0.0	0.1	8.0	4.4	6.7	65.1	49.8	3.0	6.8	3.5	16,194	9,090	5,177	1,985	923	236	1,291	1,984
6	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	1.7	991	31.7	13.2	4.5	2.7	0.5	4.7	11.4	41.4	1.2	3.4	33.9	2.6	3.6	71.5	50.8	1.2	3.3	1.8	31,440	13,058	4,448	2,631	1,721	522	1,791	2,586	+1818
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.7	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	34,443	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
8	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.7	758	31.8	20.4	6.4	3.1	0.6	7.4	14.8	49.8	1.7	4.2	39.0	3.9	4.6	86.4	60.5	1.2	5.2	1.7	24,138	15,435	4,826	2,323	1,308	489	1,266	1,264	+4643
9	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1.7	802	34.7	19.5	4.6	3.8	0.6	7.4	14.3	51.2	0.9	2.4	38.9	3.9	4.5	86.7	59.8	1.2	3.4	2.6	27,813	15,659	3,662	3,047	1,334	481	2,058	1,643	+243
10	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1.6	601	32.8	19.2	5.6	4.9	0.4	6.2	12.7	48.5	0.7	2.2	33.3	6.1	7.2	85.2	60.4	1.9	3.8	1.7	19,703	11,533	3,386	2,919	970	243	1,002	799	+1758
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1.5	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	39,330	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
12	Robert Covington R. Covington	1.5	614	28.2	10.8	5.5	1.4	0.9	3.6	8.9	40.9	2.1	5.7	36.2	1.5	1.8	81.1	55.7	0.9	4.6	1.4	17,326	6,637	3,385	884	938	578	861	1,738	+416
13	LeBron James L. James	1.5	1,456	37.8	27.3	7.6	7.5	0.7	10.0	19.6	51.1	1.7	4.7	35.0	5.6	7.6	73.7	59.5	1.2	6.4	3.5	55,016	39,795	11,050	10,891	2,185	1,078	5,075	2,590	+7218
14	Shawn Marion S. Marion	1.5	1,082	34.0	14.7	8.4	1.9	1.0	6.1	12.7	48.0	0.6	1.9	33.1	1.9	2.4	81.0	53.7	2.3	6.2	1.5	36,834	15,931	9,142	2,055	1,599	1,096	1,625	2,312	+1559
15	Chris Webber C. Webber	1.5	675	37.7	21.1	10.0	4.4	1.3	8.8	18.7	47.2	0.3	1.0	30.0	3.2	4.7	66.9	50.8	2.6	7.3	2.8	25,474	14,259	6,724	2,963	989	906	1,911	2,167	+1526
16	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	1.5	1,118	29.4	10.4	4.8	2.1	0.3	3.7	8.8	42.2	1.4	4.1	35.1	1.5	2.1	73.1	53.5	1.0	3.8	1.3	32,912	11,593	5,356	2,379	1,628	355	1,473	2,205	+936
17	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	1.4	832	29.7	11.9	5.8	2.1	0.8	4.2	9.0	46.9	0.5	1.6	31.2	3.0	4.2	70.9	54.9	1.4	4.4	1.8	24,731	9,933	4,838	1,725	1,200	681	1,486	1,829	-176
18	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	1.4	763	30.9	13.0	7.3	2.8	0.6	5.1	11.3	45.1	0.3	1.0	28.4	2.5	3.4	75.7	50.9	2.1	5.2	2.3	23,556	9,895	5,589	2,140	1,079	492	1,735	1,884	-131
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	1.4	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	54,852	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
20	John Drew J. Drew	1.4	639	30.6	21.2	7.3	1.6	0.3	7.6	16.2	47.1	0.0	0.1	12.9	6.0	8.0	74.4	53.8	3.1	4.2	2.8	19,568	13,553	4,668	1,054	894	189	1,168	2,368
21	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.4	797	30.0	11.8	5.5	2.7	1.8	3.9	8.3	47.4	0.5	1.5	31.0	3.5	4.6	75.4	57.1	1.8	3.7	1.9	23,916	9,431	4,352	2,169	1,097	1,461	1,518	1,605	+1445
22	Thaddeus Young T. Young	1.4	1,172	28.2	12.1	5.6	1.8	0.4	5.2	10.4	50.3	0.4	1.4	32.8	1.2	1.8	66.1	54.1	2.0	3.7	1.4	33,012	14,225	6,614	2,135	1,612	458	1,641	2,486	-276
23	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1.4	774	26.1	11.5	5.5	2.4	1.3	4.4	8.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	3.5	78.0	60.4	1.7	3.8	1.8	20,177	8,911	4,256	1,888	1,050	982	1,217	2,104
24	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	1.3	848	31.3	11.2	4.7	4.3	0.5	4.1	8.9	46.3	0.9	2.8	33.1	2.1	3.0	69.1	55.0	0.8	3.9	1.7	26,555	9,521	4,024	3,639	1,144	444	1,414	1,361	+2956
25	Gar Heard G. Heard	1.3	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711

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ORTG

114.6

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DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

1.2

14th

3P%

36.0

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	MIL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	SAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 1/11	ATL	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Tue 1/13	POR	@	GSW	11:00 PM
Thu 1/15	NYK	@	GSW	10:00 PM

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19 - 18

102

Final

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Clippers

13 - 22

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

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6-31

8-30

8-29

10-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

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1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-22

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM

Rick Barry has averaged the most career steals per game by a forward, with 2.0 per game.

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